government information networks collectic intelligence and stealing technology. the same is true for our u.s. businesses and academia. there have been numerous press report of chinese cyber operation breaking to industrial control systems specific stories indicate that chinese actress penetrated the control system of a string of gas pipeline company to an extend they could have freely manipulated that. i'm interested to know the extend of china's cyber capability that could have a more direct impact on our security, if we were to find ourself in a crisis in the future. and although conflicts between the u.s. and china is a very, very remote proposal, can you address the china's cyber capability? if it would allow it to effectively attack our critical if it is excelled to o so. like wise, yount on whether you think china would be to be impair or ability to mobilize, deploy, and sustain military forces in the pacific from a cyberattack on infrastructure. that dod obviously depend on to move and supply our troops. >> in the time of -- let me -- if i could, senator,